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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  6m  2m  70cm  33cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 kHz Continuous 5 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 0.535-30 MHz 68-88 / 137-174 / 380-512 / 806-960 MHz (Europe)
29-54 / 137-174 / 380-512 / 806-960 MHz (USA, cellular blocked)
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 2.5-6 W (depending on voltage), Low: 1 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna BNC Clamps / screws BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50/75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.2-13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains 9 V DC (6×AA batteries) or external adapter
Current RX 25-100 mA N/A ?
TX Max 1.1 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 1967 and 1969 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 65 × 117 × 37 mm
(2.56 × 4.61 × 1.46 in)
368 × 178 × 228 mm
(14.49 × 7.01 × 8.98 in)
59 × 171 × 40 mm
(2.32 × 6.73 × 1.57 in)
Weight 540 gr (1.2 lbs) 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs) 240 gr (8.5 oz)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None 50 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS and DTMF ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-HTX-000202 RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-DX-000150 20-566